award

The Local shortlisted for top native advertising award

The Local has been shortlisted in the 'Best Use of Online Media' category in the Native Advertising Awards 2018 for its work on the ongoing initiative 'A Woman's Place'.

Music 2

Controversy as ‘anti-Semitic’ rappers win Germany’s top music award

The awarding of the most prestigious prize in German pop music to two rappers who made fun of Holocaust victims has been described by an influential Jewish organization as "a scandal."

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'You have to fight against neo-Nazism': German TV series wins Emmy

The series “Family Brown” by Germany’s ZDF channel scooped up a coveted trophy in New York City on Monday evening with its tales of what happens when a neo-Nazi finds out he has a dark-skinned daughter.

Film

Germany takes gold at 2015 Student Oscars

German film director Ilker Çatak scooped gold in the 2015 Student Academy Awards this week - claiming top place in an all-German final for the "foreign film" category.

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Star architect dies day after winning top prize

German architect Frei Otto was named publicly as winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Tuesday, a day after his death at the age of 89, organizers of architecture's top honor said.